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News Releases: Consumer Price Index, Midwest region — August 2026 Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions — June 2026 County Employment and Wages in North Dakota — First Quarter 2026
North Dakota Economy at a Glance:
Sep
11
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region increased 0.4 percent in August.
Sep
09
Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026.
Sep
04
Employment declined 0.6 percent in Cass, the only large county in North Dakota, from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2026 |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
435.9 | 435.2 | 434.3 | 432.9 | 431.4 | (p)430.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
424.9 | 424.5 | 424.0 | 423.0 | 421.8 | (p)421.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
11.0 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.6 | (p)9.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | (p)2.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
450.4 | 448.3 | 447.6 | 447.4 | 447.5 | (p)448.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | (p)0.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
17.1 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.0 | (p)17.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.5 | -5.6 | -2.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | (p)0.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
30.4 | 30.3 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.2 | (p)31.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 0.0 | -2.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | (p)1.6 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
28.1 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 | (p)27.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | (p)0.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
93.0 | 92.8 | 91.9 | 92.1 | 91.5 | (p)91.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -2.0 | (p)-1.7 |
Information(3) |
|
5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | (p)5.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.8 | -2.0 | -3.9 | -3.8 | -5.8 | (p)-2.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
24.3 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 24.1 | 24.2 | (p)24.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -2.0 | -1.2 | (p)-0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
34.9 | 34.2 | 33.9 | 34.0 | 33.9 | (p)33.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.2 | (p)-1.7 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
73.3 | 73.4 | 73.4 | 72.2 | 73.1 | (p)73.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | (p)1.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
41.5 | 40.7 | 41.4 | 41.6 | 41.9 | (p)42.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | (p)2.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
16.0 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 15.8 | (p)15.9 |
12-month % change |
|
7.4 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | (p)5.3 |
Government(3) |
|
86.8 | 86.7 | 87.0 | 86.7 | 86.3 | (p)86.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | (p)0.6 |
|
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